Month: November 2020

The University of Arizona is among the lead institutions in an effort to study flight at five times the speed ...

More skin-like, electronic skin that can feel

Credit: POSTECH What if we didn't have skin? We would have no sense of touch, no detection of coldness or ...

Guiding the way to improved solar cell performance

Sound waves power new advances in drug delivery and smart materials

Pioneering research shows how high-frequency sound waves can help build smart materials, new nanoparticles & deliver drugs to the lungs ...

New material ‘mines’ copper from toxic wastewater

Nature-inspired material designed by Berkeley Lab scientists removes copper from wastewater with atomic precisionCredit: Berkeley Lab We rely on water ...

Most adults over 50 say they’ll get vaccinated against COVID-19, but many want to wait

People of color & those with lower incomes or education levels less likely to say they'll seek vaccination against a ...

Experimental evolution reveals how bacteria gain drug resistance

Credit: RIKEN A research team at the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (BDR) in Japan has succeeded in experimentally ...

Linda Schweizer tells the story of Palomar observatory in ‘Cosmic Odyssey’

New MIT Press looks at how intrepid astronomers at Palomar observatory changed our view of the universeCredit: Brianna Schweizer, 2020. ...

New therapy for flu may help in fight against COVID-19

Credit: John Underwood/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A new therapy for influenza virus infections that may also prove effective ...

Vaccines and biotherapeutics: unique program provides hands-on manufacturing training

The Ottawa Hospital, Algonquin College, University of Ottawa and Mitacs partner on five-year training programCredit: The Ottawa Hospital As COVID-19 ...

Impressive impact: ONR executive director lauded for career achievements

Credit: (U.S. Navy photo by Corey Egler) ARLINGTON, Va.--The American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE) has awarded its most prestigious ...

Making sense of a universe of corn genetics

Credit: Jianming Yu AMES, Iowa - Seed banks across the globe store and preserve the genetic diversity of millions of ...

The science of windy cities

Researchers model urban airflows to help improve the design of drones, skyscrapers, and natural ventilation systemsCredit: Jamey Jacob VIRTUAL MEETING ...

Direct visualization of quantum dots reveals shape of quantum wave function

Researchers used a scanning tunneling microscope to visualize quantum dots in bilayer graphene, an important step toward quantum information technologiesCredit: ...

World’s smallest atom-memory unit created

Credit: Cockrell School of Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin. Faster, smaller, smarter and more energy-efficient chips for everything ...

Physicians investigate whether magnetic seizure therapy can treat bipolar depression

Credit: Maricruz Kwon/UTHealth Researchers are assessing whether magnetic seizure therapy (MST) can help relieve treatment-resistant depression in bipolar patients in ...

Supersized wind turbines generate clean energy–and surprising physics

As wind energy scales up, researchers study the fluid dynamics challengesCredit: Jamey Jacob VIRTUAL MEETING (CST), November 22, 2020 -- ...

Study: COVID-19 infection combined with blood clots worsen patient outcomes

Researchers at UC San Diego Health connect blood clots to an increased risk of death from COVID-19Credit: UC San Diego ...

PEDSnet report details how COVID-19 pandemic has affected children

Analysis of 135,000+ medical records shows the novel coronavirus hits hardest among teens, children with diabetes or cancer, lower-income families, ...

How to protect healthcare workers from COVID-19